The PhD Summer School in Frankfurt will be organized in September 2016 in close cooperation with local governments. They will present a real-life challenge related to climate finance. Students will benefit from the latest knowledge on climate finance and transition theory delivered by international high-level speakers. In turn they will work with like-minded PhD students and generate innovative ideas for the local governments that have shared their challenges with them.

ICLEI works to bring together local governments with young leaders in the field of academia and research to solve real, on the ground climate issues within their local communities.